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The American black bear (Ursus americanus), or simply black bear, is a species of medium-sized bear endemic to North America. It is the continent's smallest and most widely distributed bear species. It is an omnivore, with a diet varying greatly depending on season and location. It typically lives in largely forested areas but will leave ...
Range map of the American Black Bear (Ursus Americanus) Date: 20 January 2010: Source: Own work, File:North America second level political division 2.svg used as basemap. Range distribution from the North American Bear Center : Author: Kmusser: Other versions: Derivative works of this file: Black bear map.png. File:Map black bear 1.png
The Daniel Boone National Forest (originally the Cumberland National Forest) is a national forest in Kentucky, United States.Established in 1937, it includes 708,000 acres (287,000 ha) of federally owned land within a 2,100,000-acre (850,000 ha) proclamation boundary.
Since Kentucky started its hunting season, there has been one person seriously injured on a leg by a black bear and that occurred in 2011 when the person got “much too close” to a bear, Hast said.
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The Cranberry Wilderness is a 47,815-acre (19,350 ha) U.S. wilderness area in the Monongahela National Forest of southeast West Virginia, United States. [2] Its name derives from the nearby Cranberry Glades as well as from the Cranberry River and Cranberry Mountain. In addition to being wilderness, it is a designated black bear sanctuary.
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Most of the area in Smyth County is a national scenic area, the remaining area in Smyth County, located near Newman Hollow Rd. (Rt. 6261) in Smyth county, is designated "Black Bear Habitat". Most of the remaining area on the Wythe County side is designated as "Backcountry-Natural Processes" or "Backcountry-Nonmotorized".